Tali Hatuel

Tali Hatuel was an Israeli social worker who, along with her four daughters aged 2 to 11, was shot at close range and killed on May 2, 2004 by armed Palestinian terrorists. She was eight months pregnant with her fifth child. TaliHatuel From HaAretz news article on Thousands mourn slain mother, girls dated Mon. ... TaliHatuel From HaAretz news article on Thousands mourn slain mother, girls dated Mon. ... Social Work is a helping profession focused on social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being (IASSW & IFSW 2001). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Terrorism is the unconventional use of violence for political gain. ... A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. ...

Events

Hatuel was driving from central Israel to her home of 12 years in the Israeli settlement bloc of Gush Katif (near Rafah in the Gaza Strip), when she and her four girls Hila (11), Hadar (9), Roni (7), and Meirav (2), were shot at and forced off the road. Hatuel was wounded in the initial attack. Palestinian terrorists armed with fully-automatic AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles then approached the vehicle to within point blank range and shot repeatedly, killing Hatuel and her four daughters. Both The Popular Resistance Committees and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the deaths. For Israeli settlements in Israel proper, see Settlements in Israel Israeli settlements are communities built for Israeli Jewish settlers in areas that it captured during the 1967 Six-Day War. ... Map of the Gaza Strip, showing the settlements of Gush Katif Gush Katif (also Gush Katiff, Hebrew: גוש קטיף, English: Harvest Belt) was a bloc of Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza Strip. ... Rafah (Arabic: رفح Hebrew: רפיח) is a town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border, and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border, on the Sinai Peninsula. ... Look up Kalashnikov in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip. ... Islamic Jihad (Arabic: Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami) is a militant Islamist group based in the Syrian capital, Damascus. ...

Hatuel had just picked up her children from school and was on her way to Ashkelon, to her husband's work; travelling in the vicinity of the Kissufim Crossing. The Palestinian terrorists involved had launched their attack from a group of nearby buildings, and were later killed by the Israeli Defense Force. The IDF had earlier sought to demolish these buildings, under claims of a security risk, but were prevented from so doing by the Supreme Court of Israel.[1]. Ashkelon or Ashqelon (Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן; Standard Hebrew AÅ¡qÉ™lon; Tiberian Hebrew ʾAÅ¡qÉ™lôn; Arabic عسقلان   Ê¿Asqalān?; Latin Ascalon) was an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea just north of Gaza. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ... Model of the Israel Supreme Court Building. ...

Tributes to Hatuel family

President of Israel Moshe Katsav attended the funeral. President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: נשיא המדינה, Nasi Hamedina) is the head of state of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Moshe Katsav (Courtesy: Israeli Knesset) Moshe Katsav (Hebrew מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב Mōšeh Qaṣṣāḇ), born December 5, 1945) is the current President of Israel (since 2000). ...

On June 16, 2004, Ben-Gurion University in the Negev awarded Tali Hatuel a posthumous Masters of Arts degree in Social Work. Her husband, David Hatuel, accepted the degree on her behalf. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. ... Ruins in the Negev desert The Negev (Hebrew נֶגֶב, Tiberian Hebrew Néḡeḇ; Arabic النقب an-Naqab) is the desert region of southern Israel. ... Social Work is a helping profession focused on social change, problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being (IASSW & IFSW 2001). ...

On July 25, 2004, Tali's husband David Hatuel was given a place of prominence near the Western Wall in the human chain from the Gaza Strip to Jerusalem protesting against Israel's plan to unilaterally disengage in which over 130,000 Israelis took part. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Western Wall by night The Western Wall (Hebrew: הכותל המערבי HaKotel HaMaaravi), or simply The Kotel, is a retaining wall from the time of the Second Temple. ... Emblem of the Municipality of Jerusalem Jerusalem and the Old City. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (also known as the disengagement plan, תוכנית ההינתקות) is a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (part of what is known as The West Bank to the Palestinians, the UN, and...

Related attacks

On May 9, 2004, two Palestinian terrorists, dressed in women's clothing http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/international/middleeast/10mide.html], opened fire upon individuals participating in a memorial service for Tali Hatuel and her four daughters. There were no civilian injuries. The attackers were killed by the Israel Defense Forces. An alliance of Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack. [2] May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Islamic Jihad (Arabic: Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami) is a militant Islamist group based in the Syrian capital, Damascus. ... The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) are a Palestinian militant network which operates in the Gaza Strip. ...

On May 10, 2004, the Israel Defense Forces demolished some of the houses that that reportedly provided cover to the terrorists during the attack on Tali Hatuel and her daughters, as well as the attack on the mourners at her memorial service one week later. (INN) May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Maariv
• INN
• Amnesty International classifies attack as Crime against humanity
• Independent Media Review Analysis
• Thousands mourn slain mother, girls (HaAretz)
• Gunmen kill Jewish settler family (BBC)